Casey Stengel a beloved Mets figure in warm fan devotion
Veteran manager Casey Stengel endears himself to Mets fans and staff alike. He spends time with guests at the Colonial Inn, chats with young ball boys, and signs autographs, often delaying his wife Edna as he reconnects with players and supporters. His lighthearted quips show a man devoted to the team and its people.
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Daily News
Dick Young
Mets
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Mike
Stengel
New York
Colonial Inn
Ball Room
Edna
Ron Swoboda
Jerry Dean Hinsley
Ron Locke
Casey and Stengel Publicity Mastery of the Mets
The piece portrays Casey Stengel as a publicity savvy figure who turns public interest into a show for the Mets. It notes his knack for marketing, the image he projects, and how fans pay big league prices to see the spectacle, not just baseball. It contrasts front office claims with the onfield failures, while highlighting Stengel’s role in shaping the team’s narrative.
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Mets
Stengel
George Weiss
Polo Grounds
Stengel Teases World’s Fair and Colorized Stadium Dreams
The speaker promises an extravagant World’s Fair lure with a walking highway and fast $1000 bill exchanges for admission. He boasts a futuristic color scoreboard costing $2 million and colorized players, claiming a bold new stadium experience beyond IBM machines and traditional gates.
Attorney for Clay Seeks Federal Regulation of Boxing
Gordon B. Davidson told a senate panel that federal regulation is desirable and essential to curb deals like the one involving a group led by former champion Sonny Liston. He urged oversight to prevent improprieties in boxing control.
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Senate
Sonny Liston
Clay- Liston
Robert Nilon
Jack
Promotions Inc
Liston
Louisville
Clay
Davidson
Inter-Continental
Miami Beach
WBA
Clay-Liston
Floyd Patterson
Bruins Lose to All-Stars in Olympic Trials Exibition
In Los Angeles UCLA fell 85 to 72 to a star-laden NCAA Olympic all-star squad. Big Mel Counts led the Red Team with 20 points and Jeff Mullins added 18 for Duke as the Bruins surrendered to superior shooting and depth. UCLA coach John Wooden rested reserves in parts of the second half.
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Oregon State
Jeff Mullins
Duke
Blue Devils
Dave Stallworth
Wichita
Bill Bradley
Princeton
Jack Hirsch
Walt Hazzard
John Wooden
Howard Komives
Bowling Green
Evansville
Ind
Adios to Debut at Roosevelt in Adios Butler Cup
Adios to debut as 5-2 favorite in the $25,000 Adios Butler Cup Handicap at Roosevelt Raceway tonight. The 6-year-old richest pacer, earnings $582,728, drew outside post eight in Roosevelt’s first free for all handicap. Other probable starters include Vineddy Quick Dream Royal Domain Lorenzo Hanover Mighty Tide Vicki’s Jet and Adios Don.
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Quick Dream
Royal Domain
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Mighty Tide
Vicki's Jet
Adios Don
Western Hockey League Playoff Result San Francisco Loses
In the first round best of seven series United Press International reports Portland defeated San Francisco 5 to 2 in Thursday action. No games scheduled on Friday as the playoff schedule continues.
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United Press International
Portioind
San Francisco
Exhibition Baseball Results From Thursday
Scores from exhibition games include Los Angeles N 6 Detroit 2 in 7 innings due to rain. New York A 2 New York N 1. St Louis vs Philadelphia cancelled by rain. Washington 9 Pittsburgh 3. Kansas City 10 Chicago A 6 in 7 innings. Milwaukee 4 Cincinnati 1. Chicago N 10 Boston 8 in 15 innings. Cleveland 9 Los Angeles A ?
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Cincinnati
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Montreal 2 Toronto 0 leads playoffs semifinal
Montreal tops Toronto 2 0 to take a 1 0 lead in the best of five semifinal series. Chicago defeats Detroit 4 1 to move ahead 1 0 in their semifinal.
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Toronto
Montreal
Crosetti exemplifies Yankee pay and longevity in baseball
Frank Crosetti, the quiet Yankee stalwart, begins his 33rd season with the New York Yankees as a player and coach, having earned World Series pay in 22 of those years. The piece also touches on multi sport stars, golf’s Jimmy Demaret as radio reporter, and various athletic notes from high school to professional levels.
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UPI
Frank Crosetti
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Crosetti
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Mel
New York Mets
Casey Stengel
New York State
Frank Patterson
Niagara
Brian Lucas
Scarsdale
Tulsa U
Jerry Rhome
Don Mira
Miami
Navy
Roger Staubach
Staubach
Scotty Glacken
Duke
Gale Sayers
Kansas
Steve Renko
Dartmouth
Scott Creelman
Archie Roberts
Jimmy Demaret
Mike
Jimmy
Henry Wadsworth
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Jockey faces lifetime cripple after Grand National spill
Paddy Farrell the 33 year old Irish jockey wheelchair bound after a Grand National fall at the 15th fence. A doctor said medical science predicts he will never walk again. Funds are being raised for Farrell and Tim Brookshaw who broke his back last December.
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England
UPI
Paddy Farrell
Farrell
Border Flight
Ing. Farrell
Tim Brookshaw
Liverpool
Brookshaw
Denver Eyeing Move of National AAU Basketball Tournament
Denver faced potential loss of the 57th National AAU Tournament after a 13,200 attendance and an anticipated $5,000 deficit. G Russell Lyons urged a hometown sponsor and team to maintain Denver as host. Willard Greim noted no sponsor talks and said a site decision would be made in about a week.
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Denver
Goodyear Wingfoots
Akron
Ohio
Phillips 66
Bartlesville
Okla
Capitol Federal Savings
Lyons
Willard N. Greim
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